UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Los Angeles, California, United States
Session Description: This training will introduce participants to relevant interventions, conceptualizations, and strategies of substance use disorders (SUD) as they are relevant to group dynamics and processes. The training will translate the foundational understandings of SUD into practice recommendations to improve functioning across a range of dimensions within a group context. Participants will develop an understanding of treatment interventions for individuals in group SUD treatment. This training will provide participants with the ability to describe evidence-based strategies to enhance integrated and coordinated care for individuals in group treatment.
Learning Objectives:
After this activity participants should be able to
Identify at least three (3) general principles of effective treatment for Substance Use Disorders (SUD).
Specify at least two (2) evidence-based practices for effectively treating SUD in group contexts.
Apply the two (2) principles of Motivational Interviewing to group treatment of SUD.